“Race” is a social concept, not a biological reality Race can be defined as the grouping of human beings according to shared social or physical qualities into distinct societies. Jefferson Fish, in his article “Mixed Blood,” uses various ways to demonstrate the fact that race is a social concept and not a biological reality. First, he uses the concept of race as an immutable given right. He states that race is just a social classification, but not a biological reality. He goes further and states that people can be categorized based on their body type rather than their skin color (Jefferson, 2016). He proves this by stating that human beings are of the same species, which implies that people from different ethnicity, different geographical areas can mate and produce a fertile offspring. Secondly, Fish demonstrates that there is also a classification of race according to a biological basis. This classification identifies people based on their skin color rather than body form and other variables. Body form and skin color don’t differ from each other. Last, Fish demonstrates the concept of…
21 Apr